JLPT N1Proverbs
糟糠の妻は堂より下さず
- Meaning
- 貧しい時代を共に過ごした妻を出世後も大切にすべきである
- Explanation
- 「糟糠」 means sake lees and rice bran, that is, a poor meal. It is a teaching that you must not abandon and drive out of the house a wife who endured poverty together with you, even after you have risen in the world. It shows the value diametrically opposed to c3, which says one takes a new wife after success.
Original Japanese explanation
「糟糠」は酒かすと米ぬか、つまり粗末な食事のこと。貧しさを共に耐えた妻は、立身出世しても見捨てて家から追い出してはならないという教え。成功後に新妻を迎えるとする c3 とは正反対の価値観を示します。
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